State lawmakers agree on new Bernie McCabe Courthouse in Pinellas County The location led to an unusual clash between two powerful Republican lawmakers. Â Updated 1 hour ago TALLAHASSEE â State lawmakers agreed Friday night to spend $50 million on a new courthouse in Pinellas County named after former State Attorney Bernie McCabe. The new site of the 2nd District Court of Appeal would be called the Bernie McCabe Courthouse in honor of the late Pinellas-Pasco state attorney, who died in January after serving as the areaâs top prosecutor for nearly three decades. Both the location and the name of the courthouse were a top priority of House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, a former prosecutor who worked for McCabe. He spoke in support for a Pinellas courthouse named after his former boss a week after his passing.